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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SEVENTH SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION(S), MAY 2019

Course Code: EE403
Course Name: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND SMART GRIDS

PARTA
Answer all questions, each carries 5 marks.

What is a microgrid? List the characteristics.
Explain the merits and demerits of a solar PV plant.
Why conventional over current relays may slowly respond or fail to operate in
stand-alone Microgrid with significant number of microsources and power
electronic interfaces? Justify.
A power generating station has a connected load of 80097 and maximum
demand of 52MW. The total energy generated annually is 90x10°kWh.
Calculate the demand factor and load factor.
List various components of Advanced Metering Interface (AMI).
Describe the challenges and benefits of Home Area Network(HAN).
List the advantages of cloud computing.

What are the various sources of harmonics in a smart grid?

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‎Answer any two full questions, each carries 10 marks.
Explain with diagram, the working of energy router based interconnecting frame
work for the microgrid system.
What is the function of Energy Management module in a 1110108106
configuration?
With help of a neat sketch, explain a typical microgrid configuration.

Discuss the factors which necessitate the development of smart grid technology.

Explain the voltage control method in a microgrid with a Q-V diagram.

Explain the load frequency control in micro grid with a P-f diagram.

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Duration: 3 Hours

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